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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. "The Nanny Diaries" is the fictional story of Nan, a grad student at NYU working as a nanny. Wickedly funny, the novel has pure laugh out loud moments as well as heart-breaking ones as Nan gets deeper in the Manhattan world of Mr. and Mrs. X while taking care of Grayer, a lovable but difficult child. I absolutely loved the witty and simple style, and the fact that it never bores. From the moment I read the first pages I was hooked on it and couldn't put it down until the end, only to leave me wishing for more. (  ) staria | Dec 27, 2009 |  I really enjoyed this book but would have hated working for the couple that the nanny worked for. I wouldn't have kept as quiet as she did! Really quick read. Back Cover Blurb: In between looking after four year old Grayer and running a thousand errands for Mrs X, his rich, uptight Manhattanite mother, Nan is trying to have a life. There's college, shopping, her friends, her cat George. And the gorgeous Harvard boy from the sixth floor..... But the X family's dramas keep intruding - visits from Mr X's predatory mistress, catastrophic family outings and, as a final straw, the case of the marriage-destroying panties. As Divorce looms, Nan realizes how attached she's become to the X's underloved son - and how nannying has become more than just a job. (  )  mazda502001 | Dec 20, 2009 | funny sometimes. but bad writing. b.a.d. sadly realistic ending. from my mid-california understanding of the world of manhattan :) (  ) bookscentlover | Dec 14, 2009 | The Nanny Diaries is written from the perspective of “Nan” the Nanny. Come now, couldn’t you think of something a little less obvious? This of course, is second only to the evil mother, “Mrs. X.” Apparently, the author thought this would be a clever way to make it seem like Mrs. X really existed. I however, would have much rather enjoyed reading about Mrs. Goldingsternman, or Mrs. Heathrightcliff… or whatever silly name. But, Mrs. X? It just irritated me. Nevertheless, aside from the terrible names of the characters, it was a fun easy read. Although I thoroughly enjoyed reminiscing about my own “nanny-days,” I felt there was much lacking in the story. I always hunger for dynamic characters that grow and change and surprise me. These characters were predictable the whole way through. I give this book a 2.5 out of 5, (but I’m still going rent the movie!) (  ) pricelessreads | Dec 6, 2009 | I absolutely LOVED this book!! OMG..I wanted to kill the wicked Mrs. X! I wish Nan would've had more back bone!! Wonderful & entertaining! Highly recommends!! ( ) Ames3473 | Nov 28, 2009 | 
 The authors, NYU grads themselves, have filled the novel with humorous events allegedly based on their personal experiences.  "The Nanny Diaries" is a sharply barbed comedy of manners; the denizens of New York's Upper East Side (and, by extension, their brethren in all other tony, overpriced, deadly dull neighborhoods in cities around the world) are its target. With this hilarious, vicious satire of upper-class family life in Manhattan, McLaughlin and Kraus, ex-nannies who know of what they speak, position themselves as contempo Edith Whartons. Although The Nanny Diaries is screamingly funny, it's also painfully sad. A very effective combination. The heart of the matter remains perfectly pitched social satire, from the children's birthday parties (''We really had to put our heads together to top last year's overnight at Gracie Mansion'') to the kind of house where African, Venetian, Art Deco, Empire and Winnie-the-Pooh styles heedlessly collide.
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0312291639, Paperback)The Nanny Diaries is an absolutely addictive peek into the utterly weird world of child rearing in the upper reaches of Manhattan's social strata. Cowritten by two former nannies, Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, the novel follows the adventures of the aptly named Nan as she negotiates the Byzantine byways of working for Mrs. X, a Park Avenue mommy. Nan's 4-year-old charge, the hilariously named Grayer (his pals include Josephina, Christabelle, Brandford, and Darwin) is a genuinely good sort. He can't help it if his mom has scheduled him for every activity known to the Upper East Side, including ice skating, French lessons, and a Mommy and Me group largely attended by nannies. What makes the book so impossible to put down is the suspense of finding out what the unbelievably inconsiderate Mrs. X will demand of Nan next. One pictures the two authors having the last hearty laugh on their former employers. --Claire Dederer(retrieved from Amazon Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:01:41 -0500) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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